Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

"Yeah, no way. Absolutely impossible!"

The two receptionists still refused to believe the gossip article.

Even the report itself wasn't definitive—it was just speculation and overanalysis

from the media, not based on confirmed facts.

Not only did the receptionists see the article, but everyone else did, too.

Still, it was mostly people from Yantail and the Lafond Group who clicked on it. Regular folks who weren't interested in entertainment gossip either skimmed past it or deleted the notification.

even so, the article was enough to stir up a storm in both companies. Anyone who knew River and Romina personally started

pulling out his chair and

me this early- are you just too excited to treat me to lunch? Or are you

return his banter. "River, did you not see the gossip article?" Feigning confusion, River replied, “What article? I usually turn off

to the toy store. Didn't your temp bodyguard tell you someone was taking photos? You said you handled it and made them delete the pictures. So

turned off push notifications too. It was her best friend who saw the article and called her, asking when she got married-and

and even had two kids, the

scolded for keeping such a big secret.

married, didn't have kids, and wasn't hiding anything-but her friend didn't believe her. The photos were there, after all. And they looked too convincing- River and Romina walking together, smiling, laughing, with River looking at her with such gentle, affectionate eyes. Even

up, she searched for the article herself. It